Given name & surname · also English

Caw

Caw is a surname from English, ultimately from Hokkien. It is used in Tagalog.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Caw comes from English, and ultimately from Hokkien.

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How it developed

From English Caw.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Caw’s family of names

In Filipino usage, Caw as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with KO. In Filipino usage, Caw as a surname has a related form in Hau. In English usage, Caw as a surname has a related form in KOR.

Walk Caw’s family in the name graph

CawHauKorHawKo

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Hokkien

Khaw

Khaw is a surname from Hokkien.

No U.S. birth series

42% boys · 58% girls

English

Čarli

Čarli is a masculine given name from English. It is used in Slovene.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

English

Katni

Katni is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Potawatomi.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

English

Cadfan

“battlefield”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hakka

Cu

Cu is a surname from Hokkien, ultimately from Hakka. It is used in Tagalog and Indonesian.

No U.S. birth series

72% boys · 28% girls

English

Coo

Coo is a surname from Hokkien, ultimately from English. It is used in Tagalog.

No U.S. birth series

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Hokkien

Koay

Koay is a surname from Hokkien.

No U.S. birth series

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Teochew

Quek

Quek is a surname from Hokkien, ultimately from Teochew.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Caw’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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